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Michiephone assembly 2016Michiephone assembly 2016
A run of Michiephone handsets for New Zealand Cave Search and Rescue.
Hills have refined the Michiephone design to make it easier to make but it still takes a long time to build fifty.
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Most of the parts arrive.
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Mounting all the parts on the boxes takes a while.
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The end of a days work.
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Waiting for boards to be installed.
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It takes a long time to load all the surface mount parts.
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Some boards ready to install.
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Ready for testing
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All the final assemblies were individually tested
Tested for frequency response and Tx / Rx gain. As well as ensuring all the PCB components are mounted correctly the recycled speaker / mic sensitivity is also tested. All speakers had a quick test before being installed. Most were good, some excellent and a handful were thrown away. The final test is a simple voice test between two Michiephones just to make sure.
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Finished.
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